Spanish TV reporter warns of rough seas — right as monster wave knocks him down during live broadcast

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O'Neill, N. (2026, October 23). Spanish TV reporter warns of rough seas — right as monster wave knocks him down during live broadcast. New York Post. https://nypost.com/2026/10/23/world-news/spanish-tv-reporter-warns-of-rough-seas-right-as-giant-wave-knocks-him-down-in-live-broadcast/

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New York Post · collected 2026-10-23 · by Natalie O'Neill

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Sergio Ovejero, a reporter from Spanish station ETB2, was live on air warning residents in Ondarroa about dangerous sea conditions when a large wave unexpectedly hit him and his camerawoman. The wave surged over the sea wall during his broadcast, cutting off the feed momentarily before returning to show Odei Esnaola looking stunned. Both Ovejero and the camerawoman were unharmed according to the network’s later confirmation.
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🔮 After a moment, he says, “Let’s hope our coworkers Sergio and Raquel are okay, we will update their situation in a second, let’s see on the map what Ovejero was telling us about.
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British Channel 5 News ETB2 Ondarroa Spanish

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Ovejero PERSON · 2× British NORP · 1× Channel 5 News ORG · 1× ETB2 ORG · 1× Odei Esnaola PERSON · 1× Ondarroa GPE · 1× Raquel PERSON · 1× Sergio PERSON · 1× Sergio Ovejero PERSON · 1× Spanish NORP · 1×

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A Spanish news reporter was warning residents about rough seas in a live broadcast Thursday when a giant sneaker wave suddenly knocked him over — leaving his anchor with a hilariously gobsmacked facial expression, footage shows.
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🔮 After a moment, he says, “Let’s hope our coworkers Sergio and Raquel are okay, we will update their situation in a second, let’s see on the map what Ovejero was telling us about.

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A Spanish news reporter was warning residents about rough seas in a live broadcast Thursday when a giant sneaker wave suddenly knocked him over — leaving his anchor with a hilariously gobsmacked facial expression, footage shows. asserted
footage → warn → expression
Sergio Ovejero, of the local station ETB2, was reporting on the dangers of getting too close to sea walls in the beachside town of Ondarroa when the wave took the wind out of his sails, according to the British station Channel 5 News. uncertain
wave → report → station
“All eyes are now on the sea as the predictions tell us it’s gonna get worse as hours go by,” Ovejero said in Spanish, according to a translation, while standing on a path next to a sea wall. uncertain
Ovejero → tell → wall
“[There’s a] warning about the pavement and being near sea walls like this one we are at the moment, since there is a risk — ” he said, as a massive wave surges over the wall and cuts him off. asserted
wave → ’ → him
The wave engulfed him and a camerawomen and cut the feed, filling the screen with an image of nothing but wild gray water. asserted
wave → engulf → water
When the footage cuts to the stunned anchor, Odei Esnaola, his jaw is hanging open in a GIF-worthy expression of stunned disbelief. asserted
jaw → cut → disbelief
After a moment, he says, “Let’s hope our coworkers Sergio and Raquel are okay, we will update their situation in a second, let’s see on the map what Ovejero was telling us about. asserted
Ovejero → say → us
” Start your day with all you need to know Morning Report delivers the latest news, videos, photos and more. asserted
Report → start → news
The network later confirmed the reporter and cameraman escaped without any serious injuries, according to Channel 5. uncertain
reporter → confirm → Channel
“Man, it sucks for him but what a f–king perfectly timed wave lmao,” one observer wrote on Reddit. asserted
observer → suck → Reddit
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